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- Nauvoo Temple getting rebuilt by LDS Church.
- Zephyr coverage of the Republican convention:
- Zephyr goes to the Democratic convention and the Democrats come to us.
- Dick Blick back on track.
- BNSF wants to close 5 railroad crossings in Galesburg.
- Cornerstone 2000: not your father's Christians.
- Henderson residents argue over safe drinking water.
- Bank robbers freed: a case of mistaken identity and alleged coercion.
- Local podiatrist suffers from post polio syndrome.
- Williamsfield teacher heads up Citizens Utility Board.
- John McCain and Angela Davis: two Viet vets pay a visit.
- Meet Corinne Wood: Illinois' Lieutenant Governor.
- Death & Texas: will Illinois' death penalty moratorium have an effect on Texas-style justice?.
- I'm tired of writing obits: a tribute to Bob Collins and Doug Henning.
- Local Carhartt plant saved from closure.
- Local author Martin Litvin dead at 71.
- "Best of the Burg 2000" winners announced.
- Crime in Galesburg: an interview with the police chief.
- A chat with B.J. Thomas..
- 100 for the century: The Zephyr's choices for the most influential people..
- Fire on Blaine Avenue takes young boy's life.
- Henderson County hog farm sued over its stink.
- Bill Bradley kicks off his presidential campaign just down the river.
- Galesburg's newest radio station, WKAY, is on the air.
- Fired Knox County Supervisor of Assessments Doug Rossio responds to charges-- and township assessors call him a liar.
- Galesburg residents survive Turkish earthquake without a scratch.
- Mayor Bob in the spotlight: reflects on his first two years.
- Some thoughts on Woodstock 99.
- Meet Bill Scheffler: new Galesburg High School principal.
- The McCoys-- a family falling through the cracks.
- Clyde Best pleads "Guilty but mentally ill" on June 7th, the day his trial was to start. The State's Attorney requested an "extended sentence" and Best was sentenced to 60 years in the Department of Corrections. He has since asked to revoke his guilty plea because he was not allowed to defend himself, and has been assigned a new attorney, Chris Kanthak of Galesburg.
- Clyde Best update: not crazy now, not his own attorney, either; trial scheduled to start June 7th.
- Jottings from Dixie: local authors edit Civil War columns.
- Back in the USSR: life in Moldova.
- Could school violence happen here? A look at Galesburg school cliques and kids who are outcasts.
- Maytag CEO Leonard Hadley talks about the appliance industry and more.
- Local militia leader contacts the state police.
- April local municipal election results: a real shocker!
- Email from the edge: a correspondent in Yugoslavia writes.
- Through the Panama Canal: a recent journey.
- Carl Sandburg's lost poems published.
- Iowa "right to farm law' tossed out.
- Bill Scheffler named new Galesburg High School principal.
- Knox County Jayhawkers' trunk found: maybe it's real, maybe it's not (updated 2/6/99).
- To hell and back: The Jason Wessels story.
- Jason Wessels: two years after.
- Murder on campus: Knox College coed killed in cold blood.
- Bank robber leads police on high speed chase ending in shootout.
- Body found in brickyard finally identified.
- Are nursing home bed rails an improper restraining device?
- You can get away with murder in Fulton County: The Fay Rawley disappearance.
- Gold Fever: The Galesburg Alaska Mining & Developing Co.
- The history of bringing the Santa Fe Railroad to Galesburg.
- A Gathering of the Klan: the KKK rallies in nearby Fulton County, October 1995.
- 30 Days in the hole: life in the Knox County Jail.
- Galesburg man survives Titanic.
- Gays talk about their life in Galesburg and the city's proposed gay rights ordinance.
- The Daylight Raid of A.G. Edwards: local branch of a national brokerage firm raids a competitor.
- Judge rules on Everen/A.G. Edwards case.
- You can't tell the railfans apart without this primer.
- Barcelona: remembering the International Brigades.
- At home in the cosmos.
- Upside-down Richard Nixon stamp attracts collectors.
- The 1869 election in Knox County featured Republicans vs. Republicans.
- Take a tour of New Zealand with Terry Hogan.
- Inventor of the Ferris Wheel was a native of Galesburg.
- Universalism was once a thriving religion in Galesburg.
- Jim Sundberg on sports parenting.
- Pro wrestling (sort of) comes to Knox County.
- They came to praise Harley Knosher.
- Meet Caricia Andrews, Galesburg's first-ever female state champion.
- There's a reason it's called Memorial Gym.
- Meet Dan Calandro: Knox College's third-ever Athletic Director.
- Wayne's world: Wayne McClain: coach of champions.
- Greatest sports moments of the century.
- My Top Ten list: ten years of sports editing.
- A tribute to Sarah Larson.
Last updated July 8, 2001